From 1713 William Corbett was a member of the King’s band (although Anne Queen till 1714).In 1724 William Corbett bought Lunati (il Gobbo)’s violin. Charles Burney: ‘The favourite instrument which Corelli had played was brought hither soon after his death Corbett, and being for many years in the possession of a gentleman of Newcastles, at […]
July 30, 2012
Nicola Cosimi-Two Preludes (from ‘Select Preludes & Vollenteries’ Publ. Walsh, London 1705) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Workshop Recording, St. Paul, Mn. July 2012) Nicola Cosimi was born in Rome, and came to London from 1702 to 1705. According to Vidal, a short time after his return to Italy, he died, young. He was closely associated […]
July 28, 2012
Antonín Dvorák-String Quintet in E Flat Major Op 97 (1893) Kreutzer Quartet with Diana Mathews (Viola) Live performance 13th July 2012 (Recording courtesy of Colin Still-Optic Nerve) Allegro non tanto Allegro vivo Larghett Finale-Allegro Giusto In the summer 1893, Antonín Dvo?ák, who had come to New York, to take up the directorship of a […]
July 28, 2012
Bartok-String Quartet No. 3. Kreutzer Quartet Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde 13th July 2012 Recording courtesy of Colin Still (Optic Nerve) This piece remains at the the centre of what we do as a quartet. The standard that it offers, of a unity of emotional impact, dramatic structure, and integrity of […]
July 28, 2012
My work with the brilliant bassist Rachel Meerloo is a continuing joy. These photos of our most recent project, playing Biber, sum up much of the fun that we have. The pictures, which are lovely, were taken by her father on the 9th July.
July 26, 2012
Elliott Schwartz- Quartet No 2 ‘For Louise and Aaron’ European Premiere. 13th July 2012 St Johns Church, Waterloo (Waterloo Festival) Kreutzer Quartet (Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde)Recording Courtesy Colin Still (Optic Nerve) The Composer Writes When in the spring of 2007 I began making sketches for a new string quartet, the […]
July 25, 2012
Dover Arts Development ‘War and Peace’ Workshops 12th November 2012 Workshop led by Peter Sheppard Skaerved and Malene Sheppard Skaerved On 12 November 2012 Peter Sheppard Skaerved and Malene Sheppard Skaerved led two workshops: the first at Dover College and the second at Church of England Primary School. These were very different environments, but each […]
July 22, 2012
David Matthews-‘Prelude’ for Judith [Bingham] on her 60th Birthday Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Stradivari 1698 ‘Joachim’ (Workshop recording 22nd July 2012)
July 22, 2012
Snapshot of Welcome page as of mid July 2012 Welcome to my Website. If you have any questions, I am delighted to answer-just use the ‘Contact’ link. It is incredible useful for me to be able to hear responses, ideas and suggestions, so I really appreciate them! Soundbox 2 at Wilton’s Music Hall Concert at […]
July 31, 2012